Book 21, 2024
Feb. 12th, 2024 04:58 pm
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I had today off work, and I used the time to finish reading Felix and the Prince by Lucy Lennox. It's the second in her "Forever Wilde" series of male/male romances. The main characters are Felix Wilde, art history nerd and glass artisan, and Lio, the royal prince who's slated to take the throne much sooner than he'd anticipated.
With his movie-star mother's newest film set to release, Felix is anxious to escape his small hometown in Texas in an effort to dodge the paparazzi. He books a trip to an island in the north Atlantic, home to Gadleigh Castle and the incredible stained glass that Gadleigh is famous for. Felix intends to take advantage of the peace and quiet to study the glass and finish his dissertation. He hadn't counted on meeting a handsome stranger and having a fling.
When his father, the king, is embroiled in a scandal that's about to blow up in the royal family's face, Lio learns his father intends to step down, making him king of Liorland. Lio opts to take some time to come to grips with the new responsibilities he'll need to shoulder. He plans a quick get-away to one of his favorite homes, Gadleigh Castle. Lio didn't count on meeting a shy, beautiful glassmaker there, nor did he anticipate falling so hard and fast for Felix. Lio doesn't know how to break it to Felix that he's a prince, nor does he know how he can have both the throne and Felix, too.
This story was all about the flangst. It was sweet and delicious and lovely, but all along there was that looming doom of Lio's responsibility to his family and his nation and the stress of wondering how they'd ever make it work. I loved how supportive Felix's family members were; Lio had his sister in his corner, along with several devoted employees. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, although I wish it would have had more humor. It had its humorous moments, but nothing that made me grin like a loon or laugh out loud.
Favorite lines:
♦ Lio was the type to fuck and duck.
♦ Great, now I had a goddamned boner at the ball.
♦ I hated those fuckers and their stupid-assed unconditional love.
♦ "Permission to invade, sir."
Felix was made of sass! LOL!
Very good, four stars